"So, there’s hardly any free ti now."
"Yeah. Fortunately, Tan Shaoting does the cooking and also cleans the house. Otherwise, Yuanyuan would be even more exhausted."
"Xiao Li, Yuanyuan is several months younger than you, and her kid is already walking. When are you going to find soone?"
"What can I do if there’s no one suitable? I can’t just settle, can I? This isn’t sothing you can just settle for."
At this, Zhao Yanping stopped speaking. Her own marriage wasn’t great, and it wasn’t until she ca to the Zhang Family that she felt happiness. So she felt she shouldn’t let her little sister marry haphazardly.
"Her aunt, how about finding soone around here? Then you could be close to your big sister, and the two sisters could look after each other."
Zhao Yanping’s eyes lit up. It really seed like a good idea. Although she was happy with the Zhang Family, she often felt quite lonely. She frequently thought about her siblings and parents.
But they all lived far away, and it was quite difficult to see them. If her little sister married into a family nearby, things would be different.
"Xiao Li, how about I introduce you to soone around here?"
"Big sister, you’re overthinking it. It still has to be soone I feel a connection with, right? You really can’t force these things."
"Her aunt, my old friend’s family has a son. He’s twenty-one this year.
He works at a chemical factory now. The kid is really honest and hardworking. My old friend is also an understanding person."
Yanli felt that suddenly, this year, a lot of people were introducing potential partners to her. Was she really getting old?
"Aunt, they wouldn’t like . I’m just a country girl who farms. I don’t have an education either."
"Her aunt, you’re overthinking it. I’ll talk to my old friend."
A girl this good, only a fool would reject her.
Yanli smiled nonchalantly, thanking the old lady.
She truly wasn’t in a rush to get married.
After finishing her al, she went outside to clean the dishes.
"Big sister, do we have any cloth bags at ho? I’m thinking of giving so dried fruits to Mr. Zhou and that director. Also to your nun.
We’ll need to rely on them every year, so this ti’s a good opportunity to give them sothing special to try."
Mrs. Zhang looked at Yanli with increasing satisfaction.
"I have so in my room. I’ll get them for you. But you don’t need to give Cai Xia any."
"How could that be fair? Sister Cai Xia has helped us a lot. I also need to give my big sister more. Yuanyuan said these are good for your health."
Mrs. Zhang found three cloth bags, but Yanli only filled two.
"Big sister, give more to Sister Cai Xia. I brought a lot back."
"Alright. You just make your arrangents."
My little sister is now way better at handling things than I am.
"Big sister, you go ahead and take so to Mr. Zhou. I know his house too.
As for the director’s, deliver it when the shift is about to end. You and Aunt go eat.
Yuanyuan said Hai Yan should eat a bit more every day."
"Alright, got it. Go ahead quickly. Take a rest when you get back."
Zhao Yanping carried the cloth bags, each weighing about seven or eight pounds.
Zhou Yongbing’s house wasn’t far from the big sister’s house, just a ten-minute walk to their doorstep.
Speaking of Zhou Yongbing, he hurriedly left the Zhang house and went straight ho. The elderly couple had just woken up from their nap.
"Mom and Dad, I’ve taken a liking to a girl, from the farm where we deliver fertilizer, who is Zhang Fusheng’s little sister-in-law."
The old couple had been in low spirits recently because their son was rejected from a marriage proposal.
Hearing their son’s words and seeing his excited expression, "Xiao Bing, what are you thinking?"
"Mom, that girl is coming over later to give us a gift. She just got off the train and went that way to see her sister.
I saw her halfway and asked her so questions. She said I’m a good person."
The old couple looked at their son’s eager face and didn’t know what to say.
She works on the farm now. Even if she marries here, she might not find a job. This would an their son would have to support the family alone, which is quite hard.
But seeing their son’s apparent satisfaction, did the girl show interest in their son?
"Xiao Bing, do you think it will be tough to support a family on your own in the future?"
"Hehe, it’s no problem. If others can support their families, so can I."
The old couple didn’t know how to advise him. Their son was so intent on it, so they had to see what was so special about this girl.
Zhou Yongbing was waiting at ho, feeling anxious. But he knew that Yanli would also need to eat.
Amidst his anxious wait, he finally heard a knock on the door.
He ran to open the door.
"Mr. Zhou, you’re ho."
Zhou Yongbing felt a bit embarrassed hearing that. "Ms. Zhao, please co in."
"No, I still have so things to do. These are dried fruits from the south. You can let the elderly at ho have so usually; it’s said to be good for health."
Zhou Yongbing didn’t take them, "Ms. Zhao, since you’ve co to our house, you should at least co in and sit."
Mr. and Mrs. Zhou also ca out after hearing the noise. But since their son was blocking the way, they didn’t see the girl’s face. From her voice, though, she didn’t seem like a girl leading their son on.
"Xiao Bing, who’s here? Why didn’t you invite her in?"
Zhou Yongbing stepped aside, and the old couple reached the door.
"Young lady, please co in."
Yanli felt a bit embarrassed. "Uncle, Aunt, I’m Zhao Yanli from the Second Farm. These are dried fruits I brought back from the south. Mr. Zhou has helped us a lot before. This is just a small token, please accept it."
Seeing the girl, Mrs. Zhou’s initial dissatisfaction disappeared. Living to such an age, she trusted her ability to read people.
"Young lady, co in and have so hot water." Mrs. Zhou held Yanli’s hand.
She had no choice but to follow them inside.
Mrs. Zhou took Yanli into the old couple’s room, while Mr. Zhou went to pour water.
"Young lady, you don’t need to be so courteous. When Xiao Bing ca back, he said your place treated him the best."
"Aunt, I’m really sorry. Even at the farm, we don’t have much to offer Mr. Zhou and the others."
Mrs. Zhou looked at the girl with increasing satisfaction, seeing her expression, Zhou Yongbing knew that his mother approved, which relieved him a lot.
Yanli felt a bit embarrassed under their gaze.
She quickly opened the cloth bag. "Aunt, try these dried fruits. They’re really sweet. This is a kind of fruit we don’t have here."
Mrs. Zhou didn’t hesitate, picked up a piece, and put it in her mouth, nodding repeatedly, "Delicious, sweet and sour.
Young lady, what did you go to the south for?"
"My sister and brother-in-law went to live in the south, and we were worried, so since I had nothing to do at ho, I went to check on them."
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